Gbears met GPS
According to statistics from B.C.'s conservation officer service, there have been a high number of bear complaints in the province this year — although the primary concern has been black bears rather than grizzly bears.
In August, 5,963 calls about black bears were received by conservation officers in B.C., nearly double the previous high of 2,366 calls recorded in 2011.
Likewise, a total of 151 black bears were destroyed by conservation officers, compared to 91 in 2011 and just 50 in 2022.
For grizzly bears, there were 106 calls in August, 130 in July and 153 in June, also higher than in previous years, with a total of eight destroyed over the course of those three months — about the same as in previous years.
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